| Journal of Leukocyte Biology: An Official Publication of the Reticuloendothelial Society | |
| The enigma of the lower gut‐associated lymphoid tissue (GALT) | |
| 关键词: B lymphocytes; lymphogenesis; B cell development; mucosal immunity; Peyerˈ; s patches; | |
| DOI : 10.1189/jlb.0313120 | |
| 学科分类:生理学 | |
| 来源: Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology | |
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ArtiodactylspossessGALTthatappearsinfetallifeandislocatedattheextremeendoftheileum.TheseIPPcontainmostlyBcellsandinvoluteearlyinpostnatallife.Rabbitshaveasimilarlylocatedlymphoidorgan,calledthesacculusrotundus.StudiesinsheepandrabbitshaveledtotheconceptthatthelowerhindgutGALTrepresentsprimarylymphoidtissueforBcellsandisnecessaryfornormalBcelldevelopment,analogoustothebursaofFabricius.ThisreviewtracesthehistoryoftheobservationsandtheoriesthathaveledtotheexistingconceptconcerningtheroleoflowerGALT.WethenreviewrecentdatafrompigletswithresectedIPPthatchallengestheconceptthattheIPPisprimaryBcelllymphoidtissueandthatartiodactylsandrabbitsaremembersoftheGALTgroupinthesamecontextasgallinaceousbirds.EliminatingtheIPPastheprimarylymphoidtissueforBcellsleadstothehypothesisthattheIPPactsasfirst‐respondermucosallymphoidtissue...
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